I was real happy and carefree and young
And I lived in a place called the Valley of Vung
And nothing, not anything ever went wrong
Until. . .well, one day I was walking along
And I guess I got careless. I guess I got gawking
At daisies and not looking where I was walking. . .
And that's how it started. Sock! What a shock!
I stubbed my big toe
On a very hard rock
And I flew through the air
And I went for a sail
And I sprained the main bone
In the tip of my tail!
Now, I never had ever had
Troubles before.
So I said to myself,
"I don't want any more."
I was real happy and carefree and young
And I lived in a place called the Valley of Vung
And nothing, not anything ever went wrong
Until. . .well, one day I was walking along
And I guess I got careless. I guess I got gawking
At daisies and not looking where I was walking. . .
And that's how it started.
Sock! What a shock!
I stubbed my big toe
On a very hard rock
And I flew through the air
And I went for a sail
And I sprained the main bone
In the tip of my tail!
Now, I never had ever had
Troubles before.
So I said to myself,
"I don't want any more."
This excerpt is from I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew written by Dr. Seuss.